When we collected our camera trap from Collin Springs for the last time, Bekah came across the dried up and very dead carcass of some creature behind a bush. Vehi insisted that it was a bat-eared fox, though the dead…
We’re back at Wereldsend now. No more camping in the bush. Stability – no more nomadic lifestyle. The next week or so will be filled with a lot of studying, a lot of examining, and a lot of projecting. Things…
17 elephants. Our week began with 17 elephants making their way through an open plain in Torra conservancy. Constansia, a truly wonderful Torra game guard, sat next to me on the game seat and pointed excitedly. “Elephants, elephants!” Her index…
It is an extremely late 8:30pm, way past your bedtime… You turn in and head to your tent. After slipping into your sleeping bag and lay your head against the pillow you are asleep. The next moment it is 9:14,…
April 28 to May 12, 2013 This last two weeks began with a move from our beloved bush camp in Khwai’s NG 19 to Banoka Camp, operated by Wilderness Safaris, in neighboring NG 18. Staying in the staff quarters, our…